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| Lana Turner | ... | Cora Smith | |
| John Garfield | ... | Frank Chambers | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Nick Smith | |
| Hume Cronyn | ... | Arthur Keats | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Kyle Sackett | |
| Audrey Totter | ... | Madge Gorland | |
| Alan Reed | ... | Ezra Liam Kennedy | |
| Jeff York | ... | Blair | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Philip Ahlm | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| John Alban | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| King Baggot | ... | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Betty Blythe | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Bradley | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Wally Cassell | ... | Ben (uncredited) | |
| Jack Chefe | ... | Headwaiter (uncredited) | |
| Dick Crockett | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Cross | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| James Darrell | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Tom Dillon | ... | Father McConnell (uncredited) | |
| Edward Earle | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Jim Farley | ... | Warden (uncredited) | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Picnic Manager (uncredited) | |
| Joel Friedkin | ... | John X. McHugh (uncredited) | |
| A. Cameron Grant | ... | Willie (uncredited) | |
| William Halligan | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| Bud Harrison | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Paul Kruger | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| Frank Mayo | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Helen McLeod | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Howard M. Mitchell | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Sandra Morgan | ... | Matron (uncredited) | |
| George Noisom | ... | Telegraph messenger (uncredited) | |
| Garry Owen | ... | Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Phillips | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Dan Quigg | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Virginia L. Randolph | ... | Snooty Woman (uncredited) | |
| Paula Ray | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Hilda Rhodes | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
| Walter Ridge | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Edward Sherrod | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Reginald Simpson | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Brick Sullivan | ... | Officer (uncredited) | |
| John M. Sullivan | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Charles Williams | ... | Doctor (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Tay Garnett | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Harry Ruskin | (screenplay) and | |
| Niven Busch | (screenplay) | |
| James M. Cain | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Carey Wilson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Bassman | |||
| Eric Zeisl | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sidney Wagner | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| George White | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Randall Duell | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Dawn | .... | makeup designer | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bill Lewis | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Marion Herwood Keyes | .... | associate costume supervisor | |
| Helen Scovil Roup | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ted Duncan | .... | orchestrator | |
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Drifter Frank Chambers applies for a job at a road side café belonging to Nick Smith, only to fall under the spell of Nick's wife Cora. He falls into desire which leads to deceit and eventually murder. Too late he falls in love but by then things have gone too far. He tells his story to us with the hindsight of a condemned man.
A classic bit of noir light. Based on Cain's sexual novel this underplays the explicit references but turns the subtle stuff way up - the film opens with a `Man Wanted' sign, while Cora is so well played that there's no doubt what she's offering. Without the explicit sex of the remake this story is a lot freer to be interesting rather than explicit. The court case and the mistrust between the lovers is as good as the early desire giving rise to murder.
Lana Turner is excellent as the femme fatale, she is smouldering and very, very desirable. Garfield is also excellent as the man trapped in her web. The two are the very center of the film and are both superb. If the film has any weakness then it may be that modern audiences need more than very subtle stuff, but that's probably our problem rather than the film's.
Overall this is very enjoyable, it has a great sense of mood and builds well to the inevitable conclusion.